Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 12

ARTICLE 19

ARTICLE 19 monitors, researches, publishes, advocates, campaigns, sets standards and litigates on behalf of freedom of expression wherever it is threatened.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/22		£15,233	£14,821	£412	£218	£5,939	£1,127	0.9	183
31/12/21		£14,202	£13,157	£1,044	£182	£5,527	£772	0.7	176
31/12/20		£11,839	£10,214	£1,625	£171	£4,483	£790	0.9	166
31/12/19		£13,059	£13,637	£-578	£164	£2,858	£1,008	0.9	167
31/12/18		£9,102	£9,071	£31	£148	£3,436	£1,430	1.9	114
31/12/17		£7,813	£6,999	£815	£82	£2,673	£977	1.7	86
31/12/16		£6,005	£5,273	£733	£80	£1,859	£755	1.7	82
31/12/15		£4,356	£4,925	£-569	£81	£1,126	£428	1	78
31/12/14		£4,006	£4,065	£-59	£87	£1,731	£656	1.9	75
31/12/13		£4,000	£3,600	£400	£82	£1,790	£677	2.3	79
31/12/12		£3,075	£2,801	£274	£72	£1,411	£610	2.6	27
31/12/11		£2,156	£2,112	£44	£127	£1,136	£631	3.6	29
31/12/10	*	£2,377	£2,003	£374	£145	£1,092	£449	2.7	26
31/12/09	*	£2,336	£2,558	£-222	£126	£719	£593	2.8	17
31/12/08		£2,086	£1,781	£306	£117	£940	£423	2.9	16
31/12/07	*	£2,090	£1,818	£272	£67	£635	£116	0.8	18
31/12/06		£1,400	£1,525	£-126	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05		£1,716	£1,522	£194	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	*	£1,608	£1,472	£136	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 19%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 37 years

www.article19.org

info@article19.org

02073242500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bangladesh, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mexico, Russia, Senegal, Tunisia, Turkey,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

183 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-64

BARBARA TRIONFI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant On Journalism And Media Freedom

CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Journalist/Commentator/Publisher

GAYATHRY VENKITESWARAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Executive Director

JAVIER LUIS GARZA RAMOS Appointed: 2023

LESLEY SWARBRICK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Writer

LUCIA NADER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Political Scientist

APARNA RAVI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer

DAVID VINEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Information Technology Director

DAVID KAYE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Professor Of Law

MARK SALWAY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

ROBERT LATHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Attorney

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/01/1987, number: 327421
Registered at Companies House on 05/02/1987, number: 02097222

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR10: 28 days late, AR09: 44 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR04: 22 days late,

Main office

ARTICLE 19
72-82 Rosebery Avenue
London
EC1R 4RW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY UNDERTAKING PROMOTING AND COMMISSIONING RESEARCH INTO THE MAINTENANCE AND OBSERVANCE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 19 OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE WORLD

Data Sources